Research discovers response to beta-blocker therapy genetically pre-determined - must read if you are on beta-blocker therapyMay 11th, 2005 Scientists at University of Florida discovers that beta-blockers are not suitable for certain group of patients, which can be determined by their genetic makeup. In fact for this group beta-blocker therapy actually worsens the heart enlargement problem.
Executed Chinese Prisoners Skinned for Making Beauty ProductsSeptember 13th, 2005 According to an investigative report by The Guardian a Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from the corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products for sale in Europe. Agents for the firm told would-be customers (Guardian reporters posing as Hong Kong businessman) it is developing collagen for lip and wrinkle treatments from skin taken from prisoners after they have been shot.
Modified Liver Cells Keep Diabetes under ControlMay 19th, 2005 Research by Endocrine institute in Israel provides the tantalizing possibility of curing diabetes by transplanting the patient's own cells. This will mean treatment without immunosuppression therapy.
Moderately High Insulin Levels May Contribute to Alzheimer's DiseaseAugust 11th, 2005 Moderately elevated levels of insulin increase the levels of inflammatory markers and beta-amyloid in plasma and in cerebrospinal fluid, and these markers may contribute to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study posted online today from Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study will be published in the October print edition of the journal.
11 Prime Features of openSUSE 11.1 - A Comprehensive ReviewNovember 4th, 2008 I hope you all remember our detailed reviews on Fedora 10, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 8.10. But we are not finished yet.
Diovan (Blood Pressure Drug) Cuts Risk of Diabetes, Especially in High-Risk GroupMay 18th, 2005 Valsartan, commercially known as Diovan, a drug that controls blood pressure and reduces heart risk, also appears to protect against diabetes, especially in high-risk people, according to new research presented at the American Society of Hypertension's Twentieth Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2005) by a University of Michigan physician who helped lead the study. The randomized trial involved 15,313 patients at 942 sites in 31 countries, of whom 9,995 did not have diabetes at the start of the study.
Gene expression inhibitor drug made mice (STZ induced) diabetes resistantMarch 21st, 2005 Researchers from North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Manhasset, N.Y. have identified a gene which expresses as a protein called macrophage migration inhibitory factor, or MIF.
Free Open-source Unified Threat Management Software Untangle Reviewed November 24th, 2008 With spam, spyware, identity theft (phishing), cracking, viruses and trojans becoming prevalent to steal your rights from your own machine or domain, network security is one of the main concerns for all of us. While network security is too big a term to implement, we resort to firewalls, anti-viruses, spam blocker, anti-spyware and other internet security softwares to protect ourselves, apparently.
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